{"conversationCode":"137-016","tapeNumber":137,"conversationNumber":16,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-137-016","startDateTime":"1972-08-13T14:15:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-08-13T14:15:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Aug-1972","startTime":"10:15 AM","endDate":"13-Aug-1972","endTime":"10:15 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David Operator;","description":"On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-016 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"CDST","recordingDevice":"Camp David Study Table","latitudeEstimated":39.648333,"longitudeEstimated":-77.465,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 137-16\n\nDate: August 13, 1972\nTime: 10:15 am\nLocation: Camp David Study Table\n\nThe Camp David operator talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 199-10]\n\n     Call to Henry A. Kissinger\n           -Kissinger’s location\n           -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.","filename":["137-016.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Camp David Operator"],"prevCode":"137-015","nextCode":"137-017","transcript":[{"start":0.49,"end":0.85,"text":"Hello."},{"start":0.91,"end":4.52,"text":"Mr. President, Dr. Kissinger is out of touch, but we can't get General Haig."},{"start":5.8,"end":9.25,"text":"Oh, he's... That's all right."},{"start":9.29,"end":10.34,"text":"No, I can reach him later."},{"start":10.41,"end":11.78,"text":"It's just nothing urgent."},{"start":11.8,"end":12.84,"text":"Thank you, sir."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon initiated a call through the Camp David operator to reach National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger regarding a non-urgent matter. Upon learning that both Kissinger and General Alexander Haig were currently unavailable, the President opted not to pursue the contact immediately. The exchange served as a brief administrative attempt to coordinate with key foreign policy staff.","topics":["Henry Kissinger","Alexander Haig","White House administration","Presidential communications"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T08:35:59.193Z"},"topicSlugs":["henry-kissinger","alexander-haig","white-house-administration","presidential-communications"],"audioDurationSec":19,"audioFiles":[{"file":"137-016.mp3","bytes":450141,"durationSec":18.69,"bitrate":192642,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:32.998Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/137-016.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-016","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/137/conversation-137-016","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}